Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
Capetown Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
3 Dashes Curacao (Senior Curacao of Curacao)
1/2 Caperitif (1 1/2 oz Dubonnet Blanc)
1/2 Canadian Club Whisky (1 1/2 oz 40 Creek Barrel Select)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Lemon peel on top.
Initially the flavor of the Dubonnet seemed a bit strong. Grew on me though, and as I drank [...]
Cape Cocktail
1/3 Dry Gin (1 oz Boodles)
1/3 Caperitif (1 oz Dubonnet Blanc)
1/3 Orange Juice (1 oz Fresh Squeezed)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Again experimenting with Dubonnet Blanc as a Caperitif replacement.
The cocktail is pleasant enough; but, significantly improved by the addition of a few drops of Regan’s Orange Bitters.
This post is one in a [...]
Cabaret Cocktail
1 Dash Absinthe (Verte de Fougerolles)
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1/2 Dry Gin (1 1/2 oz Boodles Gin)
1/2 Caperitif (1 1/2 oz Dubonnet Blanc)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Add a Cherry.
Boodles and Absinthe go very well together. As I am well known for enjoying Martini variaions, it will probably be no [...]
Bush-Ranger Cocktail
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
1/2 Caperitif (1 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc)
1/2 Bacardi Rum (1 1/2 oz Santa Teresa Gran Reserva)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. (Garnish with orange zest.)
Usually, Lillet and Orange are flavors I enjoy, however, with the rum here, my embellishment doesn’t quite work. Also, as usual, I have no idea how [...]
